Display-case or the like.



S. W. BADCON.

DISPLAY CASE OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 7 1911.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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lUTED STANT SIDNEY W. BADCON, 0F OGDEN, UTAH, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO HENRY C. BAKER, OF OGDEN, "UTAH.

DISPLAY-CASE OR THE LIKE.

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Application filed December 7, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SIDNEY WV. BADCON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ogden, in the county of Weber and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Cases or the like, of which the following is a description.

My invention belongs to that general class of devices known as display cases, and re lates particularly to that class of cases adapted for containing cigars, candies, and similar articles. With goods of this kind, as for example, cigars, which, in the best class of stores, are contained within glass cases, it is customary for the clerk to remove a box or several boxes of the designated brand of cigars from the case and place them on the top of the case for the purchaser to take his choice, or in some stores the clerks reach in the case and take up several cigars, perhaps from several boxes, and place the same upon the top of the case for the customer to select the desired kind or number, and then place.

the remainder back in the box. Either way is inconvenient, clumsy, and takes time and labor, and in the last mentioned instance, is unsanitary.

With my improved case the clerk operates a suitable lever, or its equivalent, and thereby removes the top of the case, and then elevates the shelf containing the goods, to within reach of the customer. After the customer has made his purchase, the shelf is covered or dropped back to its normal position, and the case, cover or top returned to its normal position. The articles to be purchased are always under cover, and thereby clean and sanitary, but may be placed before the customer in exactly the same manner as if they had been placed on the top of the To this end my invention consists in the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedltlec. 23,1913.

Serial No. 664,376.

novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims. i

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts, Figure l is substantially a vertical sectional view of the preferred form of my case, taken substantially on line 1, 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same, taken substantially on line 2, 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view, showing the shelf elevated. Fig. 4- is a detailed sectional view, taken substantially on line 1, 1- of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 5, 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail view of foot operating mechanism for controlling the shelf. Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view of the same taken substantially on line 7, 7 of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view of a case, substantially similar to Fig. 2, showing, however, a modified arrangement for opening the top and elevating the shelf.

The casing of the display case may be constructed of any suitable material. preferably of glass on a portion of the sides arranged in a suitable frame, and may be of any desired size. As shown, the same comprises a front wall 1, a back 2, a bottom or base 3, and a suitable top, which preferably comprises stationary top parts 1- and 5 and a movable top part 6. The back of the case 2 may be provided with any suitable swinging or sliding doors, sliding doors 7 being shown for illustration. Within the casing is arranged a vertically movable shelf 8. and suitable means for elevating the shelf. In the preferred construction, the top 6 is preferably movable, as mentioned. and the case in the preferred form is provided with a disappearing top, suitable means being provided for moving the top out of the way of the shelf 8 when the shelf is elevated.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 8, a pair of standards 9 are arranged within the casing. The top 6 is provided with supports 11, 11, which are pivotally secured to the standard by shafts 10. The supporting parts 11, 11 are preferably formed substan tially as shown and extended as at 12, the extending part 12 forming a rock arm and being adapted to raise the shelf 8, as here 1 after described. The shelf 8 is provided,

preferably on its under side, with a part 15 extended downwardly at 16 and provided with a slot 17 thereat. The end 12 of the top support and the end 16 of the shelf support are connected at each end of the shelf by a bolt 18, or its equivalent, extending through the part 12 and the slot 17 in the end The frame or supports 9 are each preferably extended upwardly at 19 and provided with a slot or groove 20 therein. Arranged on each end of the shelf 8 is a pin 21, which fits in the slots 20 at each end of the shelf. As the disappearing top 6 is turned back and disappears, the shell 8 is elevated into position substantially as shown in Fig. 3, or substantially in the plane of the top 6 when in its normal position, as shown in Fig. 2. The purpose of the slot 17 and the arm or extended part 16 is to permit initial movement of the top 6 in opening before the initial movement of the shelf 8, so that the top has time to moveout of the way of the shelf, as the latter is elevated.

The parts may be operated in any suitable manner so as to move as described. As most clearly shown in Figs. 1, i and 5, secured at each end to the top supports 11, or the shaft parts 10, is an arm 24 carrying a pin 25. Carried by an extending part 27 on each of the frames 9 are levers 26, the same being pivotally secured at 31 to the arm 27 at each end bracket, and the same having a slot 28 therein at the end, in which is arranged the pin 25. The levers 26 extend without the show case, and are preferably connected by a handle bar 29 (see Figs. 1 and As the bar 29 is raised or lowered, the same rocks the top 6 on the shaft parts 10, and after a predetermined movement of the top, the pin 18 at each end of the bracket engages the adjacent extended part 16 of the shelf support 15, and elevates the top, as shown in F 3. As the handle bar 35 is depressed, the shelf 8 settles back to its normal position, and the top 6 is turned back to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 2. If desired, the parts may be so arranged that the shelf 8 will be slightly inclined when elevated, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3, the goods on the shelf being prevented from sliding down by a ledge 22, or its equivalent for the purpose. The frame or case is preferably provided with stops 32 and 33, or their equivalents, for limiting the movements of the parts, it being understood that the same may be cushioned as required, or found desirable.

Any suitable means may be employed, if desired, for operating the bar 29. A simple construction is shown in Figs. 6 and 7 in which 39 is a standard arranged proximate a depending bar 3-5 secured to the bar 29. The standard 39 carries a pedal 40, which is connected by a cable 47 extending over the pulley 38 on the standard secured to the rod 35. Arranged on the rod 35 is also a foot pedal or bracket 36. As is obvious, as the foot pedal 40 is depressed, the depending bar 35 is raised, thereby raising the bar 29, and throwing the parts of the case substantially into the position shown in Fig. 3. To

return the parts to normal position, the bar 35 is depressed by the foot part 36, which at the same time returns the foot pedal 40 substantially to the position shown in Fig. 6.

A modified arrangement for operating the parts is shown in Fig. 8. Referring to this figure, it will be noted that the arms or levers 26 are omitted, together with the other parts of the operating mechanism, and the top support 11 extended as at $2. In this case cables 43 are provided, extending over the wheels or pulleys 4st and 45. As the cable or cord 43 on the exterior of the case is pulled upwardly, the parts are opened substantially as heretofore described, and when the same is pulled in the opposite direction, the parts are again closed. Any number of shelves similar to 41? may be provided and arranged end to end within the case.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting the invention to a disappearing top, similar to that described, as any suitable top may be provided for the purpose, the preferred construction, however, being a top that will move out of the way of the customer and clerk when the shelf 8 is raised. It will thus be seen that with my case the goods may be displayed for the purchaser to make a selection without separately lifting each box, package or the like to the top of the case, since the whole stock may be raised. There may be any number of movable shelves arranged in a case, the number depending upon the length of the case, and also upon the weight of the goods to be elevated, as where the goods are heavy, the shelves are preferably made of a size adapted for the purpose. In Fig. 1 is shown one complete shelf and a portion of another, and it will be noted by referring to this figure that one bracket or shelf and top support 9 is preferably made to serve for supporting the ends of two adjacent movable shelves and tops.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention, hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction. arrangement, or combination of parts herein shown and described, or uses mentioned.

Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a display apparatus of the character described, the combination of an inclosing casing, the top wall of which has an opening therethrough, standards projecting upwardly from the base of the casing having inclined rests or lugs, a cover member adapted to fit in said opening in the top wall and having a depending bracket pivotally supported to the upper end of the standards, said bracket member having an extension beyond the pivotal support and said cover member being adapted to swing from a position within the casing Where its bracket support is in contact with one inclined lug of the standard, into a position Within the opening of the top wall when the extension of said bracket is in contact with the other lug of the standard, and a suitably guided shelf having a movable connection with said extension of the cover bracket, said shelf being movable vertically into and out of position at the opening in the top wall of the casing by the movement of the cover memher.

2. In a display apparatus of the character described, the combination of an inclosing casing, the top Wall of which has an opening therethrough, standard projecting upwardly from the base of the casing having inclined rests or lugs, a cover member adapted to fit in said opening in the top wall and having a depending bracket p-ivotally supported to the upper end of the standards, said bracket member having an extension beyond the pivotal support and said cover member being adapted to swing from a position Within the casing Where its bracket support is in contact with one inclined lug of the standard, into a position within the opening of the top Wall when the extension of said bracket is in contact with the other lug of the standard and a suitably guided shelf having a movable connection with said extension of the cover bracket, said shelf being movable vertically into and out of position at the opening in the top Wall of the casing by the movement of the cover member, and an auxiliary shelf positioned upon said standards intermediate the top and bottom of the casing.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

SIDNEY W. BADGON.

Witnesses:

ROY WV. HILL, CHARLES I. COBB.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

